Biografia:
Desmond Dekker (nome artístico de Desmond Adolphus Dacres, Kingston, 16 de Julho de 1941 — Surrey, 25 de Maio de 2006) foi um cantor e compositor jamaicano de ska e reggae.
Foi o primeiro artista jamaicano a ser considerado uma lenda do reggae. Seus maiores sucessos foram "Israelites" e "007 (Shanty Town)".
Desmond foi um dos pais e pioneiros do skinhead reggae. Foi homenageado pelos The Beatles na música "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da".
Morreu de ataque cardíaco em sua residência em Surrey, Inglaterra.
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Outras músicas:
- 007 Shanty Town
- Beautiful And Dangerous
- Coomyah
- Fu Man Chu
- Get Up Edina
- Hey Grandma
- Hippopotamus
- Honor Your Mother And Father
- I Believe
- Intensified 68 Music Like Dirt
- Israelite
- Israelites
- It Gotta Be So
- It Mek
- Keep A Cool Head
- My Reward
- Nincompoop
- Peace Of Mind
- Pickney Gal
- Pretty Africa
- Rude Boy Train
- Sabotage
- The Israelite
- Tips Of My Fingers
- To Sir With Love
- Unity
- You Can Get It If You Really Want
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
Desmond Dekker - Hippopotamus
[Intro]
C#
F# G#
C# F# G#
Skinheads, all you skinheads c'mon,
C# F# G#
let's move and groove, ohh
[Chorus]
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You all hypocrite, you all hippopotamus, you all hypocrite, you
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You all hypocrite, you all hippopotamus, you all hypocrite, yeah
C# F# G#
You nah fe gwan so
C# F# G#
You nah fe galang so
[Verse 1]
C# F# G#
What goes up, sir, must come down
C# F# G#
What goes up, sir, must come down
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You too commutive, wicked and bad minded, conniving
[Chorus]
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You all hypocrite, you all hippopotamus, you all hypocrite, you
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You all hypocrite, you all hippopotamus, you all hypocrite, yeah
C# F# G#
You nah fe gwan so
C# F# G#
You nah fe galang so
[Verse 2]
C# F# G#
What goes up, sir, must come down
C# F# G#
What goes up, sir, must come down
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You too commutive, wicked and bad minded, conniving
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You too commutive, wicked and bad minded, conniving
C# F# G#
You nah fe gwan so
C# F# G#
You nah fe galang so
[Outro] x6
C# F# G#
You nah fe gwan so (You all hypocrite)
C# F# G#
You nah fe galang so (you all hippopotamus)
[Intro]
C#
F# G#
C# F# G#
Skinheads, all you skinheads c'mon,
C# F# G#
let's move and groove, ohh
[Chorus]
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You all hypocrite, you all hippopotamus, you all hypocrite, you
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You all hypocrite, you all hippopotamus, you all hypocrite, yeah
C# F# G#
You nah fe gwan so
C# F# G#
You nah fe galang so
[Verse 1]
C# F# G#
What goes up, sir, must come down
C# F# G#
What goes up, sir, must come down
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You too commutive, wicked and bad minded, conniving
[Chorus]
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You all hypocrite, you all hippopotamus, you all hypocrite, you
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You all hypocrite, you all hippopotamus, you all hypocrite, yeah
C# F# G#
You nah fe gwan so
C# F# G#
You nah fe galang so
[Verse 2]
C# F# G#
What goes up, sir, must come down
C# F# G#
What goes up, sir, must come down
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You too commutive, wicked and bad minded, conniving
C# F# G# C# F# G#
You too commutive, wicked and bad minded, conniving
C# F# G#
You nah fe gwan so
C# F# G#
You nah fe galang so
[Outro] x6
C# F# G#
You nah fe gwan so (You all hypocrite)
C# F# G#
You nah fe galang so (you all hippopotamus)
Despina Vandi
Destination Anyw (...)
Destine
Destino Perdido
Destiny
Det Brune Punktu (...)
Det Stora Monstr (...)
Detlev Joker
Detonautas Roque (...)
Detour